The development of models predicting progress toward the master's and doctoral degrees is reported. The models link department and student characteristics, student financial support, and student perceptions of the faculty with grades, involvement in the program, satisfaction with the department, and student feelings of alienation. (Author/MSE)

Describes an "Assessment Kit" to aid classroom teachers in mathematics. The two sections of the kit, Assessment Supplements and Lesson Supplements, present strategies for assessment as well as suggested classroom activities. (PK)

Offers (1) suggestions for improving college students' study skills; (2) a system for keeping track of parent, teacher, and community contacts; (3) suggestions for motivating students using tic tac toe; (4) suggestions for using etymology to improve word retention; (5) a word search grid; and (6) suggestions for using postcards in remedial reading…

Discusses the role of early childhood teacher educators in recognizing the necessity to advocate for child care staff and its resulting benefits for children. Recommends that such advocacy can be woven into the teacher education curriculum and that students should actively participate and be provided role models to encourage development of active…

Describes the goals and outcomes of the "We Love Science Day" programs that resulted from the inservice course, "Creative Integration of Science in Elementary Education" for Pennsylvania teachers. Provides samples of the hands-on activities that were offered to students, parents, and teachers. Includes a calendar of…

Spanish-speaking families (N=58) of deaf children participated in a two-year televised trilingual (Spanish, English, and Sign Language) class through the project "A Mass Media Approach to Sign Language Instruction for Spanish-Speaking Parents of Deaf Children." Evaluation revealed that over 85 percent demonstrated positive change in…

A staff supervision and classroom management program to increase involvement in functional task activities (e.g., self-help, leisure, social/communication) was implemented in three classes serving 19 students (ages 11-36) with profound mental and physical handicaps. Large increases in functional task involvement and smaller increases in student…

Discusses the young child's home-community links and less strong school-community links. Examines reasons for schools becoming isolated from their communities. Emphasizes importance of teachers finding ways to relate child's learning to the community and finding ways to let parents share in their children's learning at school. (LFL)

Discusses an academic reading course for students of business and management in Tunisia. The article describes student reactions to teaching materials, attempts to explain the causes of these reactions, and shows how curriculum developers revised the materials to the satisfaction of students and teachers. (Author/SED)

Describes summer supplemental special education program of the Navajo Tribe's Chinle Agency. Program provided 57 exceptional students with instruction; trained teachers, aides, and parents in special education procedures; and provided university credit toward a degree or certification. Describes program evaluation techniques and results. (LFL)

Describes the development of native culture and the role of the church in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Describes the history of the schools, the school program for grades K-10, and the challenges of teaching in the northern community. Discusses seven educational concerns and interests of the local community. (SB)

Suggests that small, rural schools take interest inventories of teachers and students to improve the quality of education by taking a closer look at courses offered and the qualifications of teachers responsible for them. (MH)

Adding more funds to American education will not accomplish the needed reform. Needed are restoration of discipline, ending of drug and alcohol abuse, raising academic standards, encouraging good teaching, restoring parent and state/local government involvement, and teaching the basics. (MSE)

Common quantitative measures used as indicators of institutional quality (library holdings, student faculty ratio, expenditures) may be less revealing than other factors (out-of-class student-faculty interaction, special living environments, the institution's informal organization, etc.). Admissions staff should have such information available for…

"Can You Hear Me? The Right of Young Children to Participate in Decisions Affecting Them" emphasises that participation enhances children's self-esteem and confidence, promotes their overall capacities, produces better outcomes, strengthens understanding of and commitment to democratic processes and protects children more effectively.…